Bondi Tsunami

Australia 2004Directed by Rachel LucasRunning time 91 minutes Rated M

Reviewed byBernard Hemingway

Bondi Tsunami was written and directed by Rachel Lucas (who also did the costume design and wrote some of the music) on a $AUD150,000 budget and shot on digicam (once again by Ms Lucas). It is being self-distributed in the form of a round-Australia road tour. It is arguably the best Australian film of the year.BH

DVD Extras A commentary by the director and the film's producer, Andrew Lucas-Smith. Although Ms Lucas is over-inclined to sell the film, something which no doubt has become second nature to her in her role as distributor, it gives a valuable insight into the maker's intentions. There are deleted scenes with comments by the film's editor, a making-of featurette; music videos, the trailer and highlights from the team's self-distributing Australian tour.